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Posted: May 13, 2022

Daniel Henely ties for 14th place and earns All-American honors as Aztecs Men's Golf takes 15th at NJCAA Nationals

Freshman Daniel Henely (Cienega HS) became the first Aztecs men's golfer to earn NJCAA All-American honors since 2016 after he finished the NJCAA Division I National Championship tied for 14th place with a four-day total of 289 (75-73-70-71). The Aztecs finished in 15th place as a team with a score of 1187 (308-300-285-294). It was Pima's best team finish since 2016. Photos courtesy of Landyn Lewis and Marcus Smith
Freshman Daniel Henely (Cienega HS) became the first Aztecs men's golfer to earn NJCAA All-American honors since 2016 after he finished the NJCAA Division I National Championship tied for 14th place with a four-day total of 289 (75-73-70-71). The Aztecs finished in 15th place as a team with a score of 1187 (308-300-285-294). It was Pima's best team finish since 2016. Photos courtesy of Landyn Lewis and Marcus Smith

The Pima Community College men's golf season came to a close on Friday after the final round at the NJCAA Division I National Championships in Odessa, TX.

  • The Aztecs finished in 15th place out of 24 teams with a four-day total of 1187 (308-300-285-294).
  • Freshman Daniel Henely (Cienega HS) closed out the final day shooting a 1-under par 71 as he tied for 14th place out of 131 competitors with an overall score of 289 (75-73-70-71). He earned NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention and is the first men's golfer since Frankie Wu in 2016 and the fourth since 2011 following David Rauer (2015) and Robert Perrott (2011).
  • Golfer's Quote: "The experience was amazing going to Texas with this team and just having a goal of trying to win in mind, everyone was supportive of each other and pushing ourselves," Henely said. "My tee shots and approaches had been the best ever in a tournament this week. My putting was just letting me down until the back-nine of the second day, and I caught some fire from there.
    "Watching the ceremony of the winning teams motivates me to want to see Pima there so bad. We know we have the capability to win, we just have to all come together for the four days. The drive to want to win and dominate as a team and individual is pretty strong and hopefully it carries throughout next year."  
  • Freshman Max Krueger (Salpointe Catholic HS) tied for 45th place as he finished the tournament with a 296 (76-74-70-76).
  • Freshman Jay Shero shot a 2-over par 74 and produced a four-day total of 298 (78-76-70-74); putting him tied for 53rd.
  • Freshman Tommy Rosenvall shot a 314 (79-77-81-77). Freshman AJ Quihuis (Salpointe Catholic HS) closed out the final round with a 1-over par 73.
  • Coach's Quote: "This is a great team. This is a young team and they are hungry," Pima men's golf coach Marcus Smith said. "I'm extremely proud of the way they battled, obviously we had hoped for a better outcome but that's life. We know what it takes to win and we're gonna get back to the drawing board and begin our chase again. Our last dance."
  • It was Pima's best finish at the NJCAA National Championships since they took sixth place at the 2016 tournament. Henely's individual finish was the best ranking since Frankie Wu took sixth place during the 2016 NJCAA National Tournament.
  • The 2022 Aztecs claimed the NJCAA Region I, Division I Championship this season and produced five golfers on the All-Region team. Freshman Jay Shero won the NJCAA Region I, Division I Individual title.

See complete team and individual results of the NJCAA Division I National Championships on Golf Stat

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